With a partner, look at your essay draft according to the outline and checklist. Discuss what you can do to revise your writing to make it stronger.
Bell Ringer
How does the songwriter approach the idea of personal identity? How does your past affect your present and future?
Mini-Lesson: Exploring Personal Identity
I AM… Poem Work on writing your poem. This should be finished by tomorrow!
Unit Overview- Where is this going?
The Final Performance Task: to write a memoir consisting of the vignettes recounting events at a specific location. You will purposefully organize your writing to link the vignettes together, including reflection to convey the significance of the events/place to you and to relate a larger idea to the reader. You will publish this memoir online, using formatting and multimedia elements to enhance ideas.
Skills Leading Up to This...
Analyzing word choice, connotation, and tone
Analyzing figurative language
Analyzing narrative structures
Making inferences and supporting with text evidence
Descriptive writing with reflection
Formative Assessments...
"PEE" Paragraphs
Socratic Seminar
Reading Journal
Text Annotations
Short Descriptive and Narrative Pieces
Peer and Self Evaluations
1 page analytical essay
Homework
Finish your I Am... Poem
Revise your thINK. You might consider typing this before Monday and saving it on a flashdrive or as an email attachment. We will post this on your blog on Monday!
First Quarter Unit Theme: Identity
Essential Question: How can self reflection affect one's sense of identity?
Peer Revision: thINK
With a partner, look at your essay draft according to the outline and checklist. Discuss what you can do to revise your writing to make it stronger.Bell Ringer
How does the songwriter approach the idea of personal identity? How does your past affect your present and future?
Mini-Lesson: Exploring Personal Identity
I AM… PoemWork on writing your poem. This should be finished by tomorrow!
Unit Overview- Where is this going?
The Final Performance Task: to write a memoir consisting of the vignettes recounting events at a specific location. You will purposefully organize your writing to link the vignettes together, including reflection to convey the significance of the events/place to you and to relate a larger idea to the reader. You will publish this memoir online, using formatting and multimedia elements to enhance ideas.Skills Leading Up to This...
Formative Assessments...
Homework
1. Create your gmail account! Set up your username in the following format: msdfirstnamelastinitial@gmail.com
ex. msdlibbyh@gmail.com (If you were me!)
2. Email me at cafeharmon@gmail.com
3. Make sure you keep up with your password! You will share your password and username with me.
Don't forget to return your signed parent contact form and get supplies this week!